A beautiful deep ruby colour. This full bodied wine has aromas of blackberry jam, warm spices and vanilla. The same flavours come through on the palate with pronounced tannins and oak. A fantastic wine for grilled meat on the BBQ.

August 17, 2014: Medium ruby, the nose shows ripe dark berry, peppery, spicy notes. Full bodied, ripe berry fruit, prune, vanilla spice and heat on the palate, with a long finish turning slightly bitter/stemmy on the end. A few years in the cellar will tame some of the grippy tannins or enjoy now with a grilled striploin with black pepper.

On the palate, this wine from Lodi California is muscular, full bodied and very long.

Pair it with a lamb burger.

Serve it at 15-17 degrees.

Can be aged 8-10 years.

This robust Californian red wine demonstrates why Zinfandel is considered the region's benchmark grape. The 2011 vintage of this wine is a blend of 77% Zinfandel and 23% Petite Sirah grapes. - Community Wine Reviews

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